Most great entrepreneurs I know are nothing like the other kids. They’re almost like tangent lines – those lines that seem to go nowhere. Nothing connects them, until they get out in the real world. Then they connect just fine.
BARBARA CORCORANYou can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
More Barbara Corcoran Quotes
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The difference between successful people and others is how long they spend time feeling sorry for themselves.
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All the best things that happened to me happened after I was rejected. I knew the power of getting past no.
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I have a theory and I really believe it. I think your worst weakness can become your greatest single strength.
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Rent a wide-angle lens and good lighting, get rid of your clutter and post at least eight great photos to win the beauty contest.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn’t like that very much.
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The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend.
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My mother’s genius was to put her finger on the gifts she saw in each of us, and make every one of us believe that that gift was uniquely ours.
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Money is not the only thing that motivates employees. It’s about making them happy.
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If you want to be noticed, dress the part.
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Great sales people [don’t] have the ability to feel sorry for themselves.
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If your house has been on the market for more than four months, take it off the market and re-list it in two months as ‘new.’
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Especially if you’re over 40, shortening the term of your loan to pay it off sooner could make you mortgage-free in retirement.
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I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.
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Home staging is no longer optional in this real estate market, it is a must!
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You can’t study to be an entrepreneur. Sometimes, you just have to jump.
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